Have you ever felt that God was silent in your life? I have. As people of faith, we long to know God's voice, His thoughts toward us. We read His Word, we pray, we plead, we cry out, we seek Him in places where we think He might be more easily heard, and yet there are times when He seems to be silent. I have always been fascinated by the time period in the Scriptures between the O.T. and N.T. I am amazed by the idea that God was silent for almost 400 years. That He did not sp

Advent Reflection: Day 3 PREPARATION As I was reading yesterday morning, I reflected on the Christmas preparations that have been happening all around me.  Parades, decorations, shopping, parties, inundate us with the message that the “day” will soon be here, and we need to get ready.   What a contrast between the world’s preparation for Christmas and the preparation for the arrival of our Savior over two thousand years ago. The angel appeared to a seemingly young woman with

Isaiah 7:14 The Lord himself shall give you a sign,” he declared. “Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” This time of year, we spend time in expectation. Whether it’s family visits, parties, church programs, caroling, baking, decorating, or other annual traditions we all “anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of events or happenings.” During an Advent Series that I was part of, I heard one pastor talk about expecta

Advent Reflection: Day 1 HOPE Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.”   Hope is where we start this Advent season. In fact, hope is always a good place to start. Why, you may ask? Because of this very thing: hope is grounded firmly in God’s ability to keep His promises.  That takes the pressure off us.  No matter what we have experienced in our lives this year, we can count on God.   We sometimes use hope in our everyd

Here it is..no special year, no special month, no special date for me. And yet it is. Because today I chose faith over fear. I published my blog. I moved from FB to faithoverfeareverytime.com Am I a little scared? Yes. Am I nervous that there is relevance in what I have to say? Yes. Am I tired of feeling a little stuck? Yes. But, I am choosing faith over fear because I know that there are other people out there that struggle with fear too. Here's to traveling that journey t